Judith Viorst Poems

Judith ViorstJudith Viorst (born February 2, 1931) is an American author, newspaper
journalist, and psychoanalysis researcher. She is perhaps best known for her
children's literature, such as The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (about the
death of a pet) and the Alexander series of short books.
In the latter part of the 1970s, after two decades of writing for children and
adults, Viorst turned to the study Freudian psychology. After six years of study
at Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, in 1981 she became a research graduate
affiliated with the institute.
[edit] Children's literature
Among Viorst's books for children is the "Alexander" series, whose narrator is a
5-year-old boy who lives with his parents and two brothers, Anthony and
Nick—named for Viorst's own three sons.
Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
Alexander, Who Is Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move
I'll Fix Anthony
Viorst's book "Sad Underwear" is a collection of poems that examines a wide
variety of feelings and experiences from a child's point of view.